Photographic or like frame or other support.



` No. 730,261. PATENTED JUNE 9, 1,9os

' J. HARTLEY.

PHOTOGRAPHIC 0R LIKE FRAME 0R OTHER SUPPORT. f 4' APPLIcATIoN FILED mxo. a1. 1902. A

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' J. HARTLBY.

PHOTOGRAPHE-0R LIKE FRAME 0R OTHERYSUPPORT.

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PHoToGRAPHlc R UKE FRAME l0R OTHR SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming* part 0f Letters Patent No. 730,261, dated J' une 9, 1903. Appunti@ nea Member s1. 1902. serai No. 137,249. (No model.)

-invented certain new and useful'Improvements in and Connected` with Photographic or Like Frames or other Supports, of which the following is a specication.

This invention has' reference to frames or supports for `holding or' supporting photographs, pictures, objects of art, and other articles.

According to this invention the frame or article is supported byra leg or hanger, as the case may be, attached to a revoluble part mounted in or on the backof the frame or article or in-or' on a part at the back of same, and this leg or hanger is in the form of a bent wire, (preferably of spring form,) the ends ofwhich are bent inward at about rightangles and enter the outer ends of a hinge-eye or loop' and making aY hinge`' joint with same. Byvthese means the leg or hanger can be turned about so as to support' a frame or article which is of oblong form, so that its greater length will be from the lower edge upward or from side to side', and the leg and mode of fixing it in place are such that when it is grasped V4for lifting or moving the frame or article it will tend topress the ends of same into the hinge-eye or'loop, and so there is no tendency for the leg'or hanger tov become detached. The leg or hanger being made of a continuous piece of wire bent or looped at its lowerend enables it to be used as a suspender for the frame or article when desired. In 4the case of circular frames the rotatable support or attachment enables the leg or hanger to be adjusted radially in relation to the picture or object, so as to insure. the picture or object being in the right position when the frame or article is put in place.

Theinvention will'befurther described with the aid of the accompanying drawings, which show several modifications thereof.

Figure 1 is a side elevation in section, show ing a frame provided with myinvention. Fig.

. 2 is a back view of the supporting device, and

Fig. 3 is a view of this device on the reverse side. Fig. 4 is a detached view of the leg or hanger, and Fig. 5 shows a modified construc.

tion of holding-ring. Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation, and Fig. 7 a back view showing a modified mode of attaching the support to the frame-back. Fig. 8` shows in back lView a further modified construction of supporting device. Fig. 9 is a back view of a circular frame provided with a support according to,

this invention. Figs. 10 and 11 show a modiled construction of that given in Fig. 8. Figs. 12 and 13 are elevations showing two further modifications, and Fig. 14 also shows another modification in respectof the hinge fastening or support of the leg or hanger.

Referring now to the drawings, 1, is the back or back portion of the frame or holder in connection with which the revolub'le part or device is mounted.

2 is the wire or metal leg or hanger, and l3 is the revoluble part or device to whichI the leg is fastened and` hinged. i

The part 3 inlall cases shown vis made of a single'Y piece of metal-say brass-#having a tubular portion`4 formed on its'outer surface or back by bending it in the form of-aneye or loop adapted to receive the ends ofthe leg or'hanger 2.- This part or device 3 in all the cases shown except that in Fig. 14 is rotateble, so that the lleg orhanger can be adjusted centrally or moved to any position required in relation to the frame or article porting.

In the backor body 1 of the article or in a holding-ringe, beneath which the edges of the revoluble part 3 are placed, there is a circular hole or aperture of a diameter equal to the width of the hinge-eye 1 or loop 4, and

it is supwhen thisfeye or loop is Zpassed through thev hole it forms a guide to the revoluble part 3 and keeps it centrally in the desired positionfthat is, it will make it lie diametrically across the hole. The edge of this hole is designated 6 in cases where the revoluble'de'vice 3 is mounted directly in the back or body 1; but in cases where the part 31's held lin place by a ring 5, fastened on the back or loop 1,

this edge is designated.L 7.x

With regard to the leg or hanger 2 the ends 8 of the wire forming the hinge parts which fit in the eye 4 are bent inward toward each other and are introduced into the eye 4 from the louter ends by springing it'in'to the same. Thus when the leg or hanger is grasped by the hand the tendency is to press these ends inward and not outward, so that there is n0 liability for these to come out when holding the article by means of the leg or hanger; also, the wire leg or hanger is bent up at 9 at each side, and these bent parts come outside the hole of the part 1 or ring 5, in which the hinge-eye 4 is placed and revolves, so that they hold the edges of the revoluble part 3 up against the ring 5 or the body or part 1, as the case may be. These bent parts 9 also form stops to the leg or hanger, as when they rest upon the ring 5 or part l the leg or hanger will be at the required angle.

Referring now the slightly-different modified forms of the parts shown in the different figuresor sets of figures, in that shown in Figs. 1 to 5, 10 represents a picture or like frame, of which l is the back or back plate, to which the leg or hanger fastening device 3 is secured, and l1 is the glass. The rotatable -device 3 in this case is held in position by a ring 5--say of thin metal--secured to the metal by prongs 12, formed on and project ing from its edge, which are passed through the back and bent over, as shown. Instead ofthe prongs 12 being formed on the edge of the ring 5 they may be formed by slitting the ring inward, as shown in Fig. 5.

In the modification shown in Figs. 6 and 7 the ring 5 is secured to the back l, of Wood or the like, by screws 13, and in this case also a tongue I4 is provided on each side of the hinge-eye 4 of the part' 3 by slitting it and bending it outward. These parts form aguide to the rotatable part 3 and assist the guiding and centralizing action afforded by the ends of the eye 4 within the hole of the ring 5.

In the modification shown in Figs. 10 and 11, which shows the revoluble part 3 placed behind the back or body 1, the projecting parts 14 extend under the edge 6 of the hole in the back or body 1 and also outward over the back or body. These parts 14 assist in keeping the device 3 against the bodyl.

In the construction shown in Fig. S the part 1 may be the back of the frame or other article, and in this case the ends of the rotatable device 3 are placed within the inner surface of this part l, the hinge-eye 4 extending through a hole formed in it. The part l may be of cardboard, wood, or other suitable material. When it is of cardboard or soft inaterial, a loose ring 5, of thin metal, may, if desired, be placed over the eye 4 and under the stops 9 of the leg or hanger 2, by which it will be kept in place, the purpose of this ring being to prevent the surface of the back 1 being chafed by the stop parts 9 when rotated. This arrangement is shown in Fig. 12.

In the circular frame shown in Fig. 9 the lower end of the hanger 2 is in the form of double loop 15, placed some distance apart, sothat when it is used as a strutit givesa suitable support and prevents the frame from revolving on its edge, as well as holding it at the required angle.

To enable the support 2 to be used as a hanger, in this case the lower bar of it is formed with a recess or loop 16 between the loops 15, which enables it to be hung cen trally on a nail or the like.

In the other cases shown the support 2 has a single loop 15 at its end, which when used as a hanger enables it to be passed over a nail or the like.

In Fig. 13 the ring 5 maybe assumed to be of cardboard and fastened onto a cardboard body 1 by metal fasteners 13 of the paperfastener type. r1`he ends of the revoluble device would in this case lie behind the ring 5 and the back surface ofthe body 1. This construction provides a cheap construction and will be serviceable Where the article or body 1 is a card, calendar, or the like.

In the modification shown in Fig. 14 the part or device 3 is fixed by nails, screws, or equivalent fasteners to the back or body 1. This device, as in the other forms shown herein, has the elongated eye 4 across it, into which the ends 8 of the leg or holder 2 are sprung and inserted from the outer ends.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is- 1. In combination with an article to be su pported, a hinged leg 2 having at one end the parts 8 serving as hinge-pins; and a revoluble plate device 3 having ahinge-eye 4 on its back adapted to receive the hinge-pin ends 8, said. device 3 being loosely mounted and held ou the back of the article, the said hinge-eye 4 extending through a hole in the said article; substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with an article to be snpported, a hinged leg 2 having at one end the parts 8 serving as hinge-pins; a revoluble plate device 3 having a hinge-.eye 4 on its back adapted to receive the hinge-pin ends 8, said device 3 being loosely mounted and held on the back of the article, and the said hingeeye 4 extending through a hole in the said article, and its outer ends adapted to bear against the inner edge of the material surrounding the said hole, for keeping said revoluble device 3 centrally in said hole and to serve as a guide; substantially as set forth.

3. In combination with an article to be supported, a hinged leg 2 having at one end the parts S serving as hinge-pins; a revoluble plate device 3 having a hinge-eye 4 on its back adapted to receive the hinge-pin ends 8, said device 3 loosely mounted and held on the back of the article, and the hinge-eye 4 passing and extending through a hole in the said article, and its outer ends adapted to bear against the inner edge of the material surrounding the said hole and adapted to keep said revoluble device 3 centrally in said holo and serving as a guide; and projections 14 IOO IIO

extending from device 8 and adapted to bear against edge of the material surrounding the hole and serving as a centralizing support and guide to the device 3; substantially as set forth.

4. In combination with an article to be supported, a hinged leg 2 having at one end the parts 8 serving as hinge-pins, and a revoluble plate device 3 havinga hinge-eye 4 on its back adapted to receive thehingepin ends 8, said device 3 loosely mounted Vand held on the back'of the article, the hinge-eye 4 passing and extendingrthrough a hole in-4 the said article, and -a ring 5 with a hole in it through Which-the eye 4 passes, and lyingoverthe edges of the device 3 and securing it onto the back of the article; substantiallyas setforth.

In Witness WhereofI have hereunto set my hand in presence of two Witnesses. A

Y JOSEPH'HARTLEY. Witnesses: Y

T. GOODACE, JOHNv I-I. WALKER. 

